Extraordinary Orchid Display

Talks take place in the Rainforest Biome (by our Orchid Display) at the following times:

Jess Buckle: Saturday 11.30am, 2.30pm; Sunday 1.30pm, 3.30pm

Saul Walker: Saturday 1.30pm, 3.30pm; Sunday 11.30am, 2.30pm

Horticulturist Saul Walker, who trained at Kew, worked on the RHS Hampton Court Palace and RHS Chelsea Flower Shows, and is now Head Gardener of Stonelands House, a privately own 10-acre garden in Devon.

Jess Buckle is responsible for the day-to-day care of 800 orchid species as glasshouse manager at the Writhlington School Orchid Project, where she’s studying for her A-levels. She’s travelled to Rwanda to research endemic orchid species, and here in the UK has won a number of RHS gold medals.